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Meaning of ridge push | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A proposed driving force for plate motion in plate tectonics that occurs at mid-ocean ridges as the result of the rigid lithosphere sliding down the hot, raised asthenosphere below mid-ocean ridges.

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B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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